Marist and Rider Advance to the Women's MAAC Semifinals
Atlantic City, N.J. (March 10, 2021) – No.1 seed Marist holds off Siena to advance to the semifinals. No.7 Rider continues their impressive run in the tournament with an upset of No.2 Quinnipiac.
No. 1 Marist (16-3, 13-3)- 63 | No. 9 Siena (4-9, 3-8) - 55
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – Quarterfinals
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
Key Moments:
- With a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds, Marist’s Willow Duffell was the Tropicana Player of the Game.
- Sarah Barcello filled up the stat sheet with a game high 20 points and six steals. She also added five rebounds.
- Siena was able to come back late in the game due to a 14-2 run.
- Siena Junior Lala Watts turned in a double-double with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Notables:
- Marist is now 25-1 all-time in MAAC Championship play as the #1 seed, with 24 consecutive victories.
- Marist has now reached at least the MAAC Semifinals 17 times in head coach Brian Giorgis’ 19 seasons as head coach. The Red Foxes have won at least one game in the championships in all of Giorgis’ 19 seasons.
Up Next:
Marist heads to the semifinals of the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship where they will play the winner of No. 4 Fairfield vs No. 5 Manhattan. The semifinal matchup will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday
No. 7 Rider (8-17, 5-13) - 62 | No. 2 Quinnipiac (13-8, 11-5) – 50
2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Women’s Basketball Championship – Quarterfinals
Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall | Atlantic City, NJ
Key Moments:
- With 13 points, including going 3-for-3 from behind the arc Raphaela Toussaint was the Tropicana Player of the Game.
- Junior point guard Amanda Mobley had seven points, 10 assists, three steals and two rebounds in 37 minutes of action. Mobley's 10 dimes were a season-high.
- Rider played a strong fourth quarter, outscoring the Bobcats, 25-9 in the final frame to win the contest, 62-50.
- Rider was able to get strong contributions from Daija Moses and Lenaejha Evans who combined for 15 points off the bench.
Notables:
- This is the first upset of a 2-seed in the Quarterfinals since 1995.
- The Broncs shot 44 percent from the floor compared to the Bobcats' 29 percent.
- The battle on the boards was won by the Bobcats, 37-33. 18 of Quinnipiac's rebounds came on the offensive side of the floor.
- This is the fifth year in a row that the Broncs have advanced to the MAAC Championship Semifinals.
Up Next:
Friday, Rider will take on the winner of Saint Peter’s and Iona. The semifinal match will be at 1:30pm and air on ESPN+.
See below for the upcoming schedule and matchups:
| Round |
Game |
Matchup |
Date |
Times |
Network |
| First Round |
Game 1 |
No. 8 Niagara vs No. 9 Siena |
March 9 |
12:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| First Round |
Game 2 |
No. 7 Rider vs No. 10 Monmouth |
March 9 |
2:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 3 |
No. 1 Marist vs No. 9 Siena |
March 10 |
12:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 4 |
No. 2 Quinnipiac vs No. 7 Rider |
March 10 |
2:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 5 |
No. 3 Saint Peter’s vs No. 6 Iona |
March 11 |
12:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinal |
Game 6 |
No. 4 Fairfield vs No. 5 Manhattan |
March 11 |
2:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinal |
Game 7 |
No. 1 Marist vs Game Winner Game 6 |
March 12 |
11:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
| Semifinal |
Game 8 |
No. 7 Rider vs Winner Game 5 |
March 12 |
1:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
| Championship |
Game 9 |
Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 |
March 13 |
11:00 AM |
ESPNews |
About the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships:
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships return to New Jersey on March 8-13, 2021 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. To stay up to date on MAAC basketball, visit
http://maacsports.com/basketball and follow
@MAACHoops on Twitter.
About Time Out for Black Lives
Time Out for Black Lives aims to inspire and educate youth, athletes, families and fans. The initiative has an interactive website where coaches and student-athletes from MAAC basketball programs contribute their time and resources to read children’s books in entertaining videos, all focusing on Black culture, history, music and myths. The program comes as part of the MAAC’s
United for Justice campaign that was announced over the summer. For more information, visit
timeoutforblacklives.com.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.